Zoraida Luces de Febres (1922–2015) [1] was a Venezuelan botanist whose specialty was grasses (agrostology).
She studied for five years under the Swiss geographer and botanist Henri Pittier, then the director of the Servicio Botanico of the Venezuelan Agriculture Ministry.
When American agrostologist Mary Agnes Chase came to Venezuela in 1940 to survey grasses and advise on the development of a botanical program, Chase recommended Luces for training at the Smithsonian Institution and offered to let her live at her home in Washington, D.C., during the year that would take.
In 1995, she co-authored with botanical artist Bruno Manara a Guía ilustrada del Jardín Botánico de Caracas.
From 1965-1979, she was on the editorial committee for Acta Botánica Venezuela; she later returned to the publication as president of the Junta Directiva 1994-1999.